The 1996 Lincoln Sentinel is so badass!

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

I always wondered what the name for this type of aesthetic was.. Thanks!

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Stegasaurus_Wrecks@reddit

Someone was a fan of Batman the animated series.

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Fign@reddit

Or from the MIB comics because that’s how I would have imagined MIB cars to be.

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YesIlBarone@reddit

It was by Gerry McGovern, JLR head of design. Can't say I'm a fan of this one

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Stegasaurus_Wrecks@reddit

That's fair but you don't know the brief. Maybe he was asked to design a car from that universe.

Also it might have more to do with what he saw a Lincoln to be.

For me, design is fundamental to any product or business strategy, and my job as a creative officer is not just to design vehicles, it is to set the tonality of the brand.

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YesIlBarone@reddit

He certainly had to the brief to reinvent the brand - see his second attempt which I prefer https://www.tumblr.com/carsthatnevermadeitetc/622644057570754560/lincoln-mk9-concept-2001-designed-by-gerry

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Stegasaurus_Wrecks@reddit

Yeah that looks more based on reality alright.

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TraditionalTackle1@reddit

First thing I thought of when I saw it lol.

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nebraskajeepguy@reddit

Well the original Batmobile was a Lincoln Futura concept car…..

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ColoradoSprings82@reddit

Has to be the case, right? Either way, I'm here for it.

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rockstar_not@reddit

Around that time there was some push to start using prisms for OSRV mirrors, iirc.

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just1nc4s3@reddit

We have to go back! /s. Honestly, I would love a 2025 revamp concept of this. Some memberberries to look forward to.

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Shawaii@reddit

I can hear all the Cybertruck haters agonizing over the "sharp corners."

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DokDokWhozThere@reddit

Looks like it was from the many sentinel designs that Syd Mead was commissioned to do. A legend of illustration and design.

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AcerbicFwit@reddit

So that’s where Cadillac stole their “Edge” styling from.

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nlpnt@reddit

Sure it looks good in dark gray or black, but how would it pull off that slightly beige pearl white that was so popular in the late '90s?

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Working-Golf-2381@reddit

Looks like we know where Chrysler got the 300 design cues from.

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qmoorman@reddit

If Elon designed the presidential car for Trump, it would be this

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Many years ago in late middle school or early high school, I found this thing online. I wanted to learn how to do body and coach work to convert a Town Car into something similar (I thought it needed an accent line through the length of the body along the sill line.)

After three weeks of intensive investigation between a few books the school library had, YouTube, and the various shop teachers I knew, I realized the project would forever be beyond my grasp and the Lincoln Town Car remains the second greatest car ever to Grace the roads behind the 60’s and their natural stylistic evolution 70’s Continentals.

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The_Nabisco_Thing@reddit (OP)

Two Lincoln Sentinels were constructed... One mockup (first two photos) and one fully functioning prototype fitted with a V12 engine!

Here's a page with some more info:

https://www.motor1.com/news/354341/lincoln-sentinel-concept-we-forgot/

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buckytoofa@reddit

Where is it now? I’m too lazy to read

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Thirsty_Comment88@reddit

Idk

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cateraide420@reddit

Me neither

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SplodeyMcSchoolio@reddit

Still a better interior than the cybertruck

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SplodeyMcSchoolio@reddit

Still a better interior than the cybertruck

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elf25@reddit

Totally designed for a vampire to own and drive. Do vampires drive cars?

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cat_herder_64@reddit

Yes, ~~we~~ they do.

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lumia920yellow@reddit

so, is this where Renault Vel Satis got its inspiration from?

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maximator26@reddit

At first I thought this was r/automationgame

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GrillinGorilla@reddit

So basically a 2006 Cadillac CTS

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starion832000@reddit

It's a crime not having limo tint on those windows.

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Tedwynn@reddit

Depending on the local laws it might be a crime to have limo tint on the windows, so they usually leave that to the local dealer.

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biffbobfred@reddit

Illinois used to have laws against tinted from windows. Some cop approached a car, got shot. Cop couldn’t see gun until too late.

But…. Seems like they rescinded that law. I see cars all over with front window tints.

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SaoirseMayes@reddit

Just because it's everywhere doesn't mean it's legal.

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Esprits_qui_triquent@reddit

Looks like a car the Penguin could ride.

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a22e@reddit

Specs: 6.0-liter V12 engine made from two 3.0-liter V6 bolted together.

Those 3.0's were fine, but this sounds like a logistical nightmare to me. Us a year early for the 6.8L V10, Just give me a good old 302, 351 or 460 in this thing.

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No-Kick-3310@reddit

Is there any chance that this engine, real or otherwise, was a progenitor to the “definitely not 2x Zetec 3.0 V6s bolted together” Aston Martin V12?

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datums@reddit

This is a great example of what a concept car is about - it’s not a prototype, it’s a design study that will define the design language of future production models. Many aspects of this design later showed up in in most Lincoln production models.

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NikitaKhruiseship@reddit

Where does my coffee cup go though

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WolFlow2021@reddit

Looks evil yet distinguished.

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beaureeves352@reddit

They should've driven this in Daybreakers

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-DonJuan@reddit

Thing would make a dope electric car

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radiantskie@reddit

The design aged well

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xirdnehrocks@reddit

Modern cars - they all look like electric shavers

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The_Hydra7@reddit

this looks like the car Mr.Incredible Drives

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Random_User4u@reddit

How can that car look so futuristic on the outside and yet so bland on the inside? The exterior/interior aesthetics don't match.

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Gildor12@reddit

Nobody could accuse it of being subtle

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jefftatro1@reddit

Guess where Cadillac got its inspiration

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Orange-V-Apple@reddit

Why does it look like a Cadillac?

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biffbobfred@reddit

Ford actually started the New Edge styling. The Mustang is probably the only one you’ve seen and that was kinda toned down. Other ones like the Ford Ka were pretty sharply penned as well. If you want a more extreme example look up the GT90 show car.

Cadillac also took the general themes and has been much more consistent and has been riding it for much longer.

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_B_Little_me@reddit

I remember seeing this one at the Chicago Auto Show when I was like 13/14. I thought it was the coolest car I’d ever seen.

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kakashi8326@reddit

Old school Lincoln’s were bangers with a sock interior. By grandpa used to have one. It was green with a tan top(think it could come down) I’ll never forget smashing my thumb in the door of car and screaming bloody murder

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WindEquivalent4284@reddit

Very head of a it time

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Soilworkwr@reddit

It looks that front end inspired Vel Satis designers

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Moessus@reddit

I think Ford peaked in the 90s for concepts.

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tetzy@reddit

This is more proof of Ford Motor Company incompetence - at the same time, Chrysler had a massive hit with their 300C, another in your face sedan with muscular looks and more luxury than common at the time.

The Sentinel would've eaten the 300C's lunch.

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